30 Hour Famine (hunger awareness and action)

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(written Jan 29, 2017, as the 30 Hour Famine Retreat was ending.)

Two nights ago we began our 30 hour famine with the senior youth group. Few of us had very high hopes for making it through the whole way, but we succeeded. We distracted ourselves from our physical hunger by filling our spiritual hunger. We learned about a boy in Kenya and his day to day struggles. We did activities to shed a tiny light on the things so many people suffer with everyday. We put together jars for the food pantry. And perhaps most important of all we bonded with each other and God, and our brothers and sisters all around the world.